1. European Social Fund The ESF post 2013
Dirk Reyntjens, European Commission 18 March 2011

2. Outline of the presentation Issues being considered
The 4 Cs
Coherence with Europe 2020,
Concentration
Conditionality
Coordination with other funds
Performance orientation
Simplification
Innovative financing
Time line

3. C1 - Coherence with Europe 2020
Fully aligned with Europe 2020
Four basic scope options
actions leading directly to employment;
actions leading directly or indirectly to employment and enhancing inclusion
actions leading directly or indirectly to employment and social inclusion
broad scope for ESF including passive measures
Administrative capacity
EGF?

4. (wider for Conv. than for RCE)
C2 - Concentration
Europe 2020
Local, Regional,
National needs
Thematic priorities
(built around
the Headline Targets)
Selection
(wider for Conv. than for RCE)
OP Priority axes
(standardisation?)

5. C3 - Conditionality
Fiscal conditionality linked to the respect of the Growth and Stability Pact
Conditionality task force considering:
Conditionality linking funding to the implementation of structural reforms (Council / European semester / NRP)
Ex-ante conditionality (regulatory, strategic, infrastructural planning and institutional preconditions) (Largely status quo)

6. C4 - Coordination Options discussed in the IA
Status quo (mono-fund programmes, cross-financing
Extended cross-financing
Clarification of eligibility rules (tangible vs intangible)
One policy one fund
Multi fund programmes

7. Performance orientation
Strongly linked to simplification and legal certainty
Three major avenues
Enhanced Monitoring and Evaluation
More extensive use of the simplified cost-options
Linking payments to performance
Payment against deliverables
Joint action plans

8. Simplification Streamlining of budget lines (EGF?)
More extensive use of the simplified cost-options Linking payments to performance
joint action plans
Proportionality
based on track record f.i. for audit and control
Harmonisation and streamlining of rules
Clarifications
annual closures, revenue generating projects, public procurement

9. Innovative financing Issues being debated:
• Policy based guarantee (social bonds);
• Secondary market for micro, small and student loans;
(increased liquidity to financial intermediaries with its own budget)
• Merger of the microfinance facility and the ESF

10. Timeline Ongoing: IA and regulation drafting
Mid-June 2011: Proposal on future financial perspectives
Summer 2011: Legislative proposals
End 2012: Adoption of new legislative package and expected agreement on new budget post 2013
2013: Finalisation of new programming documents
2014: Entry into force

11. Thank you for your attention